Elijah Ode, a barber, has been detained and remanded in prison in Kano State for committing blasphemy against Prophet Muhammad. Elijah, an indigene of Benue state, is known in his environs for possessing peculiar skills in trendy haircuts. On January 27, after he cut and dyed the hair of two customers in a flamboyant manner,…
The Police Public Relations Officer in Imo State, Ikeokwu Godson Orlando, has spoken extensively to EXCEL BREAKING NEWS on what the state Police command is doing to forestall further crisis in the state. According to him, there is a new commissioner of Police in the state and he has taken stock of security development in…
Lagos State House of Assembly has passed the Unlawful Societies and Cultism (Prohibition) Bill 2020, which has ‘punishment’ for parents of convicted cultists as one of its components. The House passed the bill during the plenary session on Monday through a voice vote conducted by the Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa. Mr Obasa said the House had included punishment…
Hoodlums have attacked Umuoba Police Station in Isiala Ngwa North Local Government Area of Abia State, a police inspector was killed in the process. The police spokesperson in the state, Geoffrey Ogbonna, who confirmed this on Tuesday in Aba, said the hoodlums invaded the police station on Monday at about 3 a.m. Mr Ogbonna…
The Ondo State Governor, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu on Tuesday said it was high time to create state police as part of the solution to the spate of insecurity in the country. The Governor noted that the protection of lives and property of the people must take a major priority, adding that it was part…
Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State have spoken on videos making round on Social media about members of the IPOB. He said videos making the round on social media purporting that members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) were responsible for burning of houses belonging to herdsmen were not the handiwork of the…
Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Sunday Igboho, has arrived Ogun State to help carry out eviction of herdsmen in the state. Mr Igboho was in the news recently for giving an ultimatum to Fulani herdsmen in Ibarapa area of Oyo State to vacate the area and upon the expiration of the ultimatum, the house of…
There is fear in Nigeria as the government make efforts to ensure that another lockdown does not happen, this is despite increasing cases COVID-19 in the country which is world’s most populous black nation. In the late hours of January 31st, the Nigerian government through a press statement signed by Garba Shehu, who is…
Two Clashes In Four Months, Inside Imo Communities’ Reoccurring Clash With Soldiers Imo state was in the news again recently for wrong reasons after Soldiers and suspected members of the Eastern Security Network clashed. This became the second clash after Soldiers raided Umuocha, Ubomiri, in Mbaitolu Local Government Area, Imo State earlier in October. The…
In a bid to ensure celebration of outstanding Africans in Diaspora, the Excel Magazine International has launched a special magazine production termed the Excel African Diaspora Heroes. The magazine which is a pull-out celebrates outstanding individuals who are of African descent and have made their mark representing Africa in diaspora. The Excel Magazine Team…